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Our Lady’s
41st Anniversary Banquet

Sunday June 26, 2011
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
12 - 4:30 p.m.

 

190 pilgrims from throughout the world enjoying first-class cuisine and good company

"I was very pleased at the numbers present at the Banquet. It eases my heart to see so many true souls present."

Our Lady, June 21, 1992

 
Pilgrims from Northern Florida
 
New York City
 
California and Tennessee
 
Philadelphia, Penn.
 
 

Regina Fox, SMWA International Pilgrimage Coordinator, gives a welcome address.

 
 
 

Joseph Gonsalves from Mumbai, India, helping at the Gift Tables.

 
 

James Donohue, LOSM, thanking those who have helped Our Lady's Mission in the past year.

 
 
41st Anniversary Banquet Program
 
 
 

Michael delivers a rousing talk: Massive Miracles: homosexual conversions and why it's crucial that gay marriage be stopped

 
 
 
 
 

One powerful example Michael relates is the grand slam conversion story of Joe Britton of San Francisco, Calif., who after receiving a blessed rose petal in 1994:

  • Renouced homosexuality

  • Beat drug addiction

  • Returned to the Church after
    26 years

  • Regained financial security after long-time woes

In addition, he lost 70 pounds.

 
 

 

Organizers recognized: James Donohue, LOSM, distributing roses. Winifrede Helwig of Bolivar, Ohio.

 
 

 

Grace Fernandes of Miami, Fla.

 
 
 

Francis Harrington of Burlington, Mass. presenting the children's gifts. Francis does tremendous volunteer work printing for the Shrine.

 
 
 

Picking the winners of the door prizes with the assistance of some young devotees.

 
 

Michael's twin sister, Mary Bauer of Cape Cod, Mass., with her daughter, Kiara, won the exquisite first door prize: framed picture of Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers.

 
 
41st Anniversary Raffle
 

Fr. McCreedy picking the winners

 

 

1st Prize winner

Rose Galatro

Oster Bay, N.Y.
$1500 Grand prize

 

 

2nd Prize winner

Kathryn Bee

Chillicothe, Ohio

$500

 

 

3rd Prize winner

Theresa Dworaczyk

Erie, Penn.

$250

 

4th Prize winner

James Morneault

Manchester, Conn.

$100 gift certificate to SMWA gift shop

 

 

 

Special guest soloist, Yvonne Cheng, gifted soprano and former opera singer at La Scala, Italy, wowed the crowd with her singing of: Archangel Michael; Our Lady of the Roses; Panis Angelicus (Franck) and Ave Maria (P. Mascagni).

 
 

She was accompanied by former concert pianist, David Martin, Los Angeles, Calif. organizer.

 

David also roused the crowd with his energetic rendition of Chopin's Polonaise Op. 53.

 
A big standing ovation for David's performance
 
Yvonne and David
 

 The candlelight ceremony

 

Mary, Light of the world, pray for us
Our Lady of the Roses, pray for us
Mary, Help of Mothers, pray for us

 

The priests bestowing their priestly blessing to conclude the Banquet.

 

 

After the Banquet, the pilgrims venerated the crucifix kissed by
Our Lady.

 
 
 

Dear Michael and Lay Order
of St. Michael,
       It was a great 41st and well worth the expense of SMWA! I understand that you are carrying a deficit of $5500 from the enormous Anniversary costs. And in addition, you can now include Veronica's 16th Anniversary weekend and its heavy costs. Here's my thoughtful gift (tax-deductible) to help cover the 41st Anniversary gap and to assist with our beloved seer's 16th Anniversary events. Click here now to donate

 
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